METHOD FOR MAKING ANIMATION FOR NC MACHINING PROGRAM

摘要

An NC machining program for an NC lathe provided with numbers of tool rests is easily and reliably checked. On the display screen of a CRT/MD 170 are provided two display areas, a first display area including sub-areas a1 to an for animating a work 100 projected in the direction Z of the main shaft of an NC lathe, that is, in the direction of the axis of a tool (102), and a second display area for animating the wook (100) projected in the Y-axis perpendicular to the X- and Z-axes. An NC machining program for Y-axis machining is simulated for every position (Theta)i (i = 1 to n) at which the main shaft is positioned to perform Y-axis machining such as engraving. The trace and profile of a tool (102), and others are displayed in the first display area and the second display area simultaneously.